MAN RAISES SQUIRREL FROM BABYHOOD, MAKING HER PART OF THE FAMILY

 

A Florida man who found a tiny newborn flying squirrel clinging to life in the searing Florida sun took a risk and beat the odds by successfully nursing it into adulthood.

 

Now the adorable little critter is a part of Jeff Longo's family after he found her on a hot Tampa sidewalk and named her Biscuits.

 

At three months old, Biscuits' recovery is complete thanks to Longo's dedicated rehabilitation. But not everyone believed the St. Petersburg man could do it.

 

Back when he found Biscuits, she'd somehow been separated from her mother and would almost certainly have died without a helping hand.

 

That hand came along in the form of a kindly guy with a bushy red beard. 

 

Longo described the day he found Biscuits on Reddit, where he goes by 3sgtejeff:

 

'I found her half dead, lying on the sidewalk in the Florida sun, I posted pictures on Reddit that day and had a bunch of know -it-alls tell me she would die, because I am not an animal rehabber.'

 

Undaunted, Longo began learning everything he could about the furry nocturnal rodent.

 

For two months, he took Biscuits with him to work every day and fed her a bottle filled with puppy formula mixed with heavy cream.

 

Before long, it was clear that Longo had proven his critics wrong. Biscuits had become a full fledged member of the family.

 

'She has a big cage and semi free reign of the house when I'm available to supervise,' Longo said. 'She wouldn't last 5 minutes in the wild now. She is super friendly to people and not afraid of animals.'

Read more about Biscuits and her macho but nurturing dad, and see pictures here:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2526244/She-runs-like-Im-big-tree-Adorable-photos-man-pet-flying-squirrel-rescued-raised-member-family.html

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